↵ 1 Maccabees 6
1 Maccabees 6:3

καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ ἐζήτει καταλαβεῖν τὴν πόλιν καὶ προνομεῦσαι αὐτήν, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνάσθη, ὅτι ἐγνώσθη ὁ λόγος τοῖς ἐκ τῆς πόλεως.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. ἦλθεν
    came
  3. καὶ
    and
  4. ἐζήτει
    sought
    was seeking, he sought
  5. καταλαβεῖν
    to grasp
  6. τὴν
    the
  7. πόλιν
    city
  8. καὶ
    and
  9. προνομεῦσαι
    to plunder
    plunder
  10. αὐτήν
    it
    her
  11.  
    ,
     
  12. καὶ
    and
  13. οὐκ
    not
  14. ἠδυνάσθη
    was able
    he was able
  15.  
    ,
     
  16. ὅτι
    that
    because
  17. ἐγνώσθη
    was known
  18. the
  19. λόγος
    word
    reason, logic
  20. τοῖς
    the
    to the
  21. ἐκ
    from
    out of
  22. τῆς
    of the
    the
  23. πόλεως
    city
  24.  
    .
     

And he came and sought to seize the city and plunder it, but he was not able, because the plan was known to those from the city.